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Legal Support Services at Cerritos College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Legal Support Services, consider the program at Cerritos College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Cerritos College is in Norwalk, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 54 legal support services graduations were recorded at Cerritos College.

Online Class Availability at Cerritos College

Many students take online classes at Cerritos College. Of 21,859 students, 6,941 (32%) studied exclusively online and 6,944 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Cerritos College

Rankings can help you compare Cerritos College’s Legal Support Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#3 of 47
Best Value	California	#4 of 37
Best Value	Nationwide	#8 of 236
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#19 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#24 of 47
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#105 of 234

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Cerritos College

Students who complete Cerritos College’s Legal Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$46,618
2 years	$35,594

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Legal Support Services graduates at Cerritos College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Legal Support Services graduates at Cerritos College are 70% women (38) and 30% men (16).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Cerritos College

Among the 24 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at Cerritos College, 71% were women (17) and 29% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Cerritos College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	16
Black / African American	3
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Cerritos College, higher than the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Legal Support Services Concentrations at Cerritos College

This Legal Support Services program at Cerritos College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Administrative Assistant	1
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	53

Best-Paid Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Students who finish Legal Support Services program at Cerritos College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Legal Support Services graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$80,735
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$76,955
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$67,272
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$55,524
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.